Possibly the world's cutest octopus went on public display at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Friday.

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Crowds surrounded the deep-sea cephalopod's tank this morning as people tried to get a first look.

The flapjack octopus is being called "Adorabilis," which could eventually become part of its scientific name.

"Everyone is calling it 'Adorabilis,' because it is quite adorable. It has a doe-eye, large-eye, and it looks just like something you would find out of a Pixar," said Paul Clarkson,the curator of Husbandry Operations at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium wrote, "Right now its name, Opisthoteuthis sp., only reflects the animal’s genus, or family. It's the same family as the animated character Pearl in 'Finding Nemo.'"

The orange-coloredanimal has short webbed tentacles and little fins on top of its head that look like ears.

The octopus is being studied by a researcher at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institution, Stephanie Bush. Bush and her MBARI team have been out twice this summer searching for the octopus in the Monterey Bay.

They found and collected five last week and quarter-mile below the ocean's surface.

"Knowing that it was found right here in the Monterey Canyon was even more exciting," said aquarium member Debra Mackey,who saw the animal for the first time on Friday.

"Adorabilis" is now on display in the Tentacles exhibit.

"I got really excited to see it since they are really rare to see especially in the deep, it's like a once in a lifetime opportunity," said Cezanne Jimenez, an "Adorabilis" fan who was at the aquarium with his family.

Clarkson said they are monitoring the octopus to make sure it is thriving in the aquarium, so at this time, they do not know how long "Adorabilis" will be on display.